Pier Pavilion (Penarth)

• Theatre ID
  1010
• Built / Converted
  1931
• Dates of use
  • 1907: Until when not known.
• Current state
  Extant
• Current use
  converted to other use (current use unknown, previously arcade and snooker club)
• Address
  The Esplanade, Penarth, South Glamorgan, Wales

Details

Following the construction of a series of buildings on H F Edwards pier of 1895, the Pier Pavilion was added at the landward end in 1929. It faces Bridgeman Road. Reinforced concrete, in Indian style, main block with tapering corner towers, capped by Moghul style roofs with deeply overhanging bracketed eaves and windows with diaper grilles. West (landward) end at ground level flanked by concave wings, containing shops, kiosks etc in classical style with Roman Doric columns. Pierced parapet between towers. First floor convex bay with large glazed openings on to terrace. Flanks have four tall lucerne windows set in a curved roof. Adamesque interior decorations. The auditorium has, in recent years, housed a penny arcade and a snooker club. Afterwards it was, for some time, disused until repair and restoration works to the pier totalling over £2 million were carried out in 1994 and 1996.

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• Other names
  New (Pier) Pavilion
• Events
  • 1907 Use: Until when not known.
  • 1907 Owner/Management: Pier Company, Penarth; Oscar Miller, lessee
  • 1910 - 1930 Owner/Management: Alfred Newton, lessee
  • 1924 - 1974 Owner/Management: Penarth UDC, owners
  • 1929 Design/Construction:
    • Metro-Vick - Consultant: Lighting
  • 1929 Design/Construction:
    • Julians of Cardiff - Consultant: Stage Equipment
  • 1929 Design/Construction:
    • Unknown - Architect
  • 1931 Alteration: rebuilt after partial destruction by fire
    • Unknown - Architect
  • 1950 Alteration: repairs after storm damage
    • Unknown - Architect
  • 1974 Owner/Management: Vale of Glamorgan Borough Council, owners
  • 1994 - 1995 Alteration: Array major repairs to pier
    • Unknown - Architect
• Capacities
  • Original: 600
• Listings
  • Grade II
• Dimensions
  • Building dimensions: Auditorium 95ft x 42ft 6in
  • Stage dimensions: Depth: 21ft Width: 44ft
  • Orchestra pit: None
• Latest news
  For sale? (April 2005)